Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.

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What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost...

What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost...

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

When I came back to Dublin I was court marshaled in my absence and sentenced...

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the...

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the...

New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're...

New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment... a place where you're...

I am a drinker with writing problems.

I am a drinker with writing problems.

One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.

One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.

If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.

If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.

I saw a notice that said Drink Canada Dry and I've just started.

I saw a notice that said Drink Canada Dry and I've just started.

Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge...

Shakespeare said pretty well everything and what he left out, James Joyce, with a judge...

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

I wish I'd been a mixed infant.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely...

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely...

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack...

It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack...

I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I...

I was court-martialled in my absence, and sentenced to death in my absence, so I...

I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me.

I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me.

A woman drove me to drink and I never even had the courtesy to thank...

A woman drove me to drink and I never even had the courtesy to thank...

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked...

I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked...

I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on...

I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on...

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want...

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want...